Right off the bat we decided to go on the longest hike I had planned--6 miles round trip to the Lower Calf Creek Falls in the Grand Escalante National Monument. I'd been there in college and loved it. It was certainly harder than when I was in college. But I wasn't carrying a newborn and tons of water at the time either. I was dying though. My friend Rochelle had suggested Frog Togs to me when I ran into her at the grocery store before we left, and I'm SOOOOO glad she did. Saved me life and kept the kids somewhat happier. I honestly thought I was going to die of heat exhaustion and then I passed these two 70-80 year old women on the trail heading back that looked like were walking in the mall. Seriously, I want to be them someday. Luckily it was overcast by the time we headed back. We also passed a scout troop that were resting in the shade (it was during the hottest part of the day/hike) and they looked bushed, and then Leo picked up Lando and started carrying him as well as Jubal and all these boys' mouths just kind of dropped open. Hee. Hee. Anyway, the hike was worth it, the kids all complained on the way there, but after, they all said it was worth it! And several of them said it was their favorite part of the trip at the end.
There was this old Hindu couple that started almost at the same time we did, but we quickly passed them--it was clear that this older lady was struggling. I was actually pretty worried about her. Anyway, they arrived at the waterfall almost a full hour after we did. And EVERYONE at the waterfall started cheering (they had all passed them too). It was sweet.
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